AFTER another weekend of action across all codes, here is our latest Gaelic Life Team of the Week. Derry were the headline act with their penalty drama to see off Mayo while their minors beat Kerry earlier in the day Armagh minors put in a brilliance performance to see off Mayo to book a place […]
Derry and Fermanagh set for refixed game
TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship Group A Fermanagh v Derry Wednesday, Brewster Park, 8pm FERMANAGH’S victory over hosts Carlow at Netwatch Cullen Park last Sunday has made life interesting in Group A of the TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship. With all four group games now played, and despite a first defeat of the All-Ireland series, Carlow are […]
Erne ladies turn attentions to Carlow
By Martin McBrien FERMANAGH ladies’ manager CJ McGourty breathed a sigh of relief after his team held off a large surge from Sligo to secure a nail-biting victory in last weekend’s championship opener in Donagh. Leading by seven points with little over four minutes remaining, Fermanagh seemed to be in control, but a dramatic 1-3 from […]
Ladies Football weekend previews
Compiled by Jackie Cahill THE 2024 TG4 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship line-up will be confirmed on Sunday. There are four key games down for decision, which will determine who joins already-qualified Armagh, Kerry, Cork and Mayo in the last eight. Following next Sunday’s Meath-Tipperary clash at Páirc Tailteann, the quarter-final draw will be conducted live […]
Familiar terrain for the footballers of Fermanagh and Antrim
By Katrina Brennan IT’S familiar territory for Fermanagh and Antrim this Saturday evening when they go head-to-head in Brewster Park in the Tailteann Cup quarter-final. While Fermanagh had no game last weekend after topping their group and booking a home quarter-final, Antrim had to contend with London in Corrigan Park in the preliminary quarter-final and it […]
McEntee names squad for Ulster derby clash with Fermanagh
By Michael McMullan ANDY McEntee has named his squad for Saturday’s Ulster derby with Fermanagh in the Tailteann Cup quarter-finals (Brewster Park, 6pm). For the third game in success, the Saffrons are unchanged with skipper Peter Healey again listed on the bench. Antrim were beaten by eventual winners Meath in last year’s semi-final and have […]
Tailteann Cup quarter final draw
ULSTER duo Fermanagh and Antrim have been drawn to meet in the Tailteann Cup quarter finals. There will be an Ulster theme in Newry when former Down coach and player Mark Doran will face his native county as part of Oisín McConville’s management team in Wicklow. Another Armagh All-Ireland winner Justin McNulty will take his […]
McGourty hoping for another fast start against Oakleafers
By Jonathan Hogan THIS Sunday the spotlight falls on Donagh as the triumphant Fermanagh ladies, fresh from their Ulster Junior victory, step back onto the field to face Derry once again. CJ McGourty was a keen observer in Ballymaguigan this past weekend as the Oakleaf County rebounded from their provincial final loss by impressively overcoming […]
Keen-an to get the job done
By Katrina Brennan TOM Keenan is known for being the ‘messer’ and ‘joker’ in the squad but when it comes to hurling he is as focused, driven and serious about success as anyone in Joe Baldwin’s squad. The energy he exudes when talking about the game is rare in my experience. Maybe that comes from being so […]
A weekend of final action
Compiled by Jackie Cahill THERE’S more provincial silverware up for grabs over the coming weekend – with finals scheduled in Leinster, Munster and Ulster. In the TG4 Munster Senior Final in Mallow on Saturday (4pm), Cork will look to make it five successive titles when they take on Kerry, a game that is preceded by […]